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From expensive AmorePacific to budget-friendly Olay to Madonna's rumored fave, discover the best antiaging serums

Finding the perfect balance of moisture and effectiveness in an antiaging treatment isn't easy, but with the help of TotalBeauty.com product reviews, you can pinpoint the right skin care serum for your budget and skin type.

The Working Girl is a fan of Mario Badescu. While Mother Blogger slathers on every single serum on the list, she favors Chanel Age Delay Rejuvenation Serum which contains good antioxidants and gives her dry skin a soft glow.  But remember, nothings trumps sunscreen.

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Looking like nosy Gladys Kravtiz peeking through her curtains, I have been peering out my window for The Man in Brown to arrive with my slim black patent leather Yves Saint Laurent stamp tote from Avelle, the NEW Bag, Borrow or Steal.  With a gift certificate to Avelle, I am feeling like a REAL diva.  The trendy tote retails for over a thousand dollars, and I am borrowing it for a month.  When I'm finished impressing MYSELF, I will just print out the free UPS shipping label and return it to Avelle and borrow something else.

To drop a few names, you can rent handbags, sunglasses, jewelry or watches with designer names like Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Leiber, Burberry, BE & D, Kooba, Tory Burch, kate spade, Coach...

If you are searching for the woman who has everything, the trendsetter on your holiday shopping list, the recessionista who can sport a designer bag without the guilt, or the woman who likes to change her look more often than the weather, look no further.  Get them a gift certificate to Avelle.  It will be the BEST return on your investment.

For other holiday shopping options, how to reduce stress during the holidays, or for a few holiday giggles, check out Holiday Fa-La-La.

I lost my cell phone a couple of days ago, and the last place I saw it was in the kitchen. I emptied every cabinet and drawer, but to my dismay, the cell phone didn't surface.

But I did find some interesting and entertaining items:

According to Newsweek Magazine, mind reading is now possible. A computer can now tell with 78 percent accuracy when someone is thinking about another man and not, say, The Hubster. Does that mean the Chanel Counter Woman will now be able to read my mind and know that I am cheating on her with the Clinique Counter Woman? Will the Clinique Counter Woman now be able to read my mind and know that I am flirting with the Elizabeth Arden Counter Woman? Well, I don't know about that, but, no, you don't have to be a mind reader to pick the best foundation. You just need to be gutsy enough to ask for a complimentary sample.

Sally Hansen's new nail polish is the perfect solution for women who want strong and beautiful nails but don't have the time or money to spend in a nail salon. I have tried nail salon acrylics and failed. The acrylic application truly hurt my little phalanges. One time Nail Man drilled right through my nail#&#^%!

I found the Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Hard Hard as Wraps to be the next best thing to the

nail salon acrylic wraps. Just onecoat of this polish gave my nails strength and lasted a whole

week. At $4.99, that is a substantial savings of time and money...and pain.

According to Cortorture, "the new accent color in beauty is blue." I am thinking, Chanel's new

blue satin would look very sexy on my tootsies.

(Images from Sally Hansen and Chanel.)